Sony has closed a deal with British comedy writer Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show, Fresh Meat) to pen the screenplay for Border Guards, a comedy starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Ferrell is producing with Kevin Messick and Adam McKay, who is expected to direct.

Ferrell and Reilly have shown great comedy chemistry in Step Brothers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, both of which were directed by McKay. According to Deadline, Border Guards is about “two hapless but earnest friends who decide to give purpose to their lives by protecting America’s borders from illegal immigrants. In the process they find themselves accidentally stranded in Mexico without identification and must sneak back into the USA.”

Border Guards will feature new characters -- Ferrell and Reilly will not be reprising their roles from any of the other movies they were in together. Though if you're curious about what became of Ricky Bobby, you can find out here.

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